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May 27, 2020 08:34 AM

India moves to raise duties on South Korean synthetic rubber 

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    New Delhi - India’s ministry of commerce has proposed to raise custom duties on polybutadiene rubber (PBR) from South Korea as increased imports have caused “serious injury” to domestic producers.

    The decision was in response to a complaint by Reliance Industries Ltd which argued South Korean exports of synthetic rubber to India had surged as a result of zero-percent duties under the India-South Korean free trade pact.

    In a 12 May preliminary ruling, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) recommended a provisional increase in duties to levels applicable on all countries, which currently stands at 10%.

    “It is provisionally concluded that increased imports of subject goods have caused serious injury and also threat of serious injury to domestic producers,” said the Indian authority. 

    According to the DGTR findings, South Korea’s share of PBR imports to India rose to 54% in the fiscal year 2017-2018 following the full application of duty concessions under the trade agreement.  The figure stood at 37% during the 2016-17 fiscal year and 16% in 2007-08.

    As a result, the Indian authority said, sales of the domestic producer “declined significantly” in the period between April and September 2019 as volumes fell 8% year-on-year. 

    The local Indian sector also incurred losses in the second quarter of 2019-20 fiscal year, according to DGTR.

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